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United Kingdom

Octopus Energy Flexibility Scheme Pays Prosumers to Support the Grid

UK energy supplier Octopus Energy is announcing a new energy reduction and flexibility scheme while calling to end the prospect of electricity blackouts.

United Kingdom

UK Energy Industry Body Upset Over Fracking’s Net-Zero Snub

UK energy body UKOOG criticized Tory MP Chris Skidmore for not including fracking in a net-zero review.

Nuclear Fusion

Tokamak Energy and UKAEA Team up to Drive Fusion Innovation

UK fusion company Tokamak Energy has signed a framework agreement with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to collaborate on developing spherical tokamaks.

United Kingdom

UK Minister Zahawi: Planned Power Cuts Extremely Unlikely

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Nadhim Zahawi walks at Britain's Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham, Britain, October 5, 2022. RE…

Oil&Gas Drilling

UK Launches Licensing Round for New Oil and Gas Projects

Nearly 898 blocks and part blocks could potentially be developed under the new awarded licenses

Nuclear Power Plant

British, French Leaders in Support of Sizewell C

The UK's Prime Minister Liz Truss and France's President Emmanuel Macron have both expressed their support for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power …

Oil&Gas Drilling

‘New North Sea Oil and Gas Projects at Odds with UK Climate Goals’

New oil and gas fields cannot alleviate the financial pressure caused by rising energy bills, according to a report

United Kingdom

UK Government Launches £20M Hydrogen Competition

The money will be given to businesses and innovators looking at easier ways to implement hydrogen into the energy mix

Energy Storage Battery

Equinor Reaches Final Investment Decision for UK Battery Storage Project

Blandford Road is a 25MW project in Dorset and is the first commercial battery storage asset for the Norwegian energy company

Floating Offshore Wind

New Study to Maximise Celtic Sea Floating Wind Supply Chain

German energy company RWE has commissioned UK-based Marine Power Systems (MPS) to develop a project plan for delivering up to 1GW of floating wind using the por…

Nuclear Fusion

Site of UK’s First Fusion Energy Plant Selected

As part of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme, the UK government has selected the West Burton power station site in Nottinghamshire to…

United Kingdom

Energy Giants Ink Tripartite Grid Contract for a Greener UK

Vattenfall, Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions AS have signed a grid contract for a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) project to connect renewable energy onto t…

Energy Storage Project

Equinor Confirms Construction of First Commercial Battery Storage Asset

Equinor has approved the final investment decision on the Blandford Road battery storage project in the south of the UK.

Natural Gas

UK Energy Bills Rise to Record High as Fuel Poverty Fears Grow

Gas prices will go from 7p to 10p per kilowatt hour under new guarantee

Energy Storage Battery

TagEnergy’s First UK Battery Storage Facility Becomes Operational

Global clean energy enterprise TagEnergy’s first UK battery storage facility has commenced operations following completion of construction at the 20 MW/40 MWh …